State Ex Rel. Petro v. Mercomp, Inc.

Mary Eileen Kilbane, Judge.

{¶ 1} Mercomp, Inc. appeals from an order of the trial court granting summary-judgment in favor of the state of Ohio. It claims that the court erred in granting summary judgment and piercing its corporate veil, by finding individual liability of the company’s sole shareholder, by finding Mercomp subject to injunctive relief, and by refusing to conduct an in camera inspection of documents that the state of Ohio claimed were privileged. We affirm.

{¶ 2} The record reveals that in the early 1950s, Harry Rock formed Harry Rock & Co. (“HRC”) to buy and sell scrap metal.…